With California's often tenuous water supply continually a topic of debate, a state Senate bill would ease restrictions on recycled wastewater use. John Ramos reports.Feb 12, 2025 Twitter Facebook Email Live Now CBS News 24/7 CBS News Baltimore ...
California Senate Bill 1528 introduced several administrative changes to sales tax and fee laws managed by the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA). News & Tips California Court of Appeals Upholds Regulation 1585 Standard That Sales Tax is Due on Full Price of Cell Phone ...
The California state Senate passed a measure Friday to prevent gas prices from spiking in a state where it is notoriously expensive to fill up at the pump.The proposal, backed by Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, would give energy regulators the authority to require that refiners keep a certain am...
Among other things, the bill would allow certain tenants to defer paying rent for 12 months after the end of the current state of emergency in California. The bill now goes to the Senate Appropriations Committee for approval. As the legislative analysis notes, there have been some am...
His bill, SB 829, would also allow CalRX, the state’s prescription drug affordability initiative, to start contracting with manufacturers to have state-labeled vaccines, like the current state-branded naloxone or the eventual state-branded insulin promised by that program. “As Trump, Musk, and...
“AB 379 does not reflect the compromise that was being negotiated with Senator Grove in the Senate,” a person in the chamber close to negotiations told Playbook. Assembly Public Safety Committee Chair Nick Schultz said he had an “initial conversation” about the bill with Krell in a short ...
Senator Scott Wiener introduced the bill. Senator Wiener posted a letter from Apple that showed the company's support for the bill to X. Huge new endorsement — @Apple— of our groundbreaking climate bill to require large corporations to disclose their carbon footprint (SB 253).Thank ...
A bill introduced in the California state senate aims to prevent the dangers ofartificial intelligence. Critics, including Google and Meta, say the bill could stifle innovation and even kill California’s significant tech industry. The Senate bill,SB 1047, has been introduced by Senator Scott Wi...
On May 31, 2023, the California Senate passed Senate Bill (SB) No. 553 by a vote of 29–8. The legislation would establish new workplace violence prevention standards in California. Quick Hits The California Senate passed SB 553, a bill that would establish new workplace violence pre...
The League of California Cities opposed the bill because it said developers should not be allowed to override local zoning laws. The bill failed to pass by three votes on Wednesday. But bill author Sen. Scott Wiener said he will try again on Thursday. The deadline for the bill to pass is...